Declaring
May 21, 2006, as Osage Nation Day to be celebrated at The Troost Avenue
Festival.

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas was originally founded on former Osage territory; and

WHEREAS, the culture, ways, and
traditions of the Osage people are highly respectful of diversity and the
environment; and

WHEREAS, European settlement and
displacement of original peoples throughout the region has caused them and the
citizens of Kansas City great pain; and

WHEREAS, the Osage value of
community is desperately needed; and

WHEREAS, the Troost Avenue
Festival being held on May 21, 2006, will recognize the City was land that was
formerly inhabited by the Osage Nation and especially true of Troost Avenue
which was a former Osage canoe trail; and

WHEREAS, historians believe that
the Osage Indians carved out routes and that todays city is built upon these
old Osage trails; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF
KANSAS CITY:

That the Mayor and Council
hereby declare May 21, 2006, as Osage Nation Day to be celebrated at The
Troost Avenue Festival; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this
Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and
that a copy hereof be presented to Geoffrey Standing Bear, representative of
the Osage Tribal Council, in token of the high esteem with which the Osage
Indians are held in the hearts of the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City.